Meaning of the Movement 53 



much, and shall outgrow some of our present 

 notions, and shall eliminate the vagaries. It 

 is in much the stage of development that manual- 

 training and kindergarten work were twenty-five 

 years ago. We must take care that it does not 

 crystallize into science-teaching on the one hand, 

 nor fall into mere sentimentalism and gush on 

 the other. 



In many ways we are now in a transition 

 period in our school systems. We are living in 

 an era of the material equipment of schools 

 the erecting of magnificent buildings, the gather- 

 ing of extensive outfits. This is true of colleges 

 and universities as well as of the common 

 schools. When this era is past, we shall have 

 more money to spend for teachers. Teaching 

 will be a profession requiring better training 

 and commanding more pay, and men teachers 

 will come back to it. 



In this evolved and emancipated school, the 

 nature-study spirit will prevail, even though the 

 name itself be lost. This spirit stands for a 

 normal outlook on life. It is the active and 



